HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

1. Drawing on the concept of implicit religion and psychological type theory: shaping a cathedral congregation survey and listening to diverse voices
Leslie J. Francis, Ursula McKenna, Ann Casson, Emma L. Eccles, Francis Stewart
Journal of Beliefs & Values  vol: 46  issue: 4  first page: 711  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/13617672.2025.2595916

2. Reading the wedding at Cana in Galilee (Jn 2:1–11) through the lenses of introverted sensing and introverted intuition: Perceiving text differently
Leslie J. Francis, Adam J. Stevenson, Christopher F.J. Ross
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies  vol: 77  issue: 4  year: 2021  
doi: 10.4102/hts.v77i4.6858

3. Evaluating Liturgical Engagement With Psalms of Lament: Reading Psalm 74 Through the Lenses of Feeling and Thinking
Leslie J. Francis, John Holdsworth, Andrew Village
Pastoral Psychology  vol: 74  issue: 2  first page: 229  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1007/s11089-024-01172-5

4. Preaching on the revised common lectionary for the feast of Christ the King: Joy for intuitive thinking types, nightmare for sensing feeling types?
Leslie J. Francis, Greg Smith, Jonathan Evans
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies  vol: 77  issue: 4  year: 2021  
doi: 10.4102/hts.v77i4.6746

5. Reading the Good Samaritan (Lk 10: 25–37) through the lenses of introverted intuition and extraverted intuition: Perceiving text differently
Leslie J. Francis, Christopher F.J. Ross
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies  vol: 78  issue: 4  year: 2022  
doi: 10.4102/hts.v78i4.7443

6. Reading and proclaiming the Birth Narratives from Luke and Matthew: A study in empirical theology amongst curates and their training incumbents employing the SIFT method
Leslie J. Francis, Greg Smith
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies  vol: 69  issue: 1  year: 2013  
doi: 10.4102/hts.v69i1.2001

7. Do different psychological types look for different things in sermons? A research note
Leslie J. Francis, Christopher Stone, Mandy Robbins
Mental Health, Religion & Culture  vol: 18  issue: 8  first page: 712  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1080/13674676.2014.964001

8. Accessing visitor perception of an immersive cathedral experience: applying the Jungian lenses of sensing and intuition and Bailey’s theory of implicit religion
Leslie J. Francis, Ursula McKenna
Journal of Beliefs & Values  vol: 46  issue: 4  first page: 635  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/13617672.2025.2516228

9. Role strain among South African seminarians in the Anglican Church: toward a typology of congregational support
Abraham David Parker
Mental Health, Religion & Culture  vol: 21  issue: 1  first page: 35  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1080/13674676.2018.1445206

10. Hiring labourers for the vineyard and making sense of God’s grace at work: An empirical investigation in hermeneutical theory and ordinary theology
Leslie J. Francis, Greg Smith, Jeff Astley
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies  vol: 78  issue: 4  year: 2022  
doi: 10.4102/hts.v78i4.7444

11. Reading and proclaiming the Advent call of John the Baptist: An empirical enquiry employing the SIFT method
Leslie J. Francis, Greg Smith
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies  vol: 70  issue: 1  year: 2014  
doi: 10.4102/hts.v70i1.2718

12. Interpreting the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16: 19-31): An Evaluation of the SIFT Approach
Francis Loftus
Rural Theology  vol: 23  issue: 1  first page: 27  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/14704994.2025.2480361

13. A reader-response approach to the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19–31): applying the SIFT method
Francis Loftus
Journal of Beliefs & Values  first page: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1080/13617672.2026.2729988

14. Reading Psalm 22 Through the Jungian Lenses of Intuition and Feeling: Engaging Passiontide Liturgy with Imagination and with the Heart
Susan H. Jones, Leslie J. Francis
Rural Theology  first page: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1080/14704994.2026.2630420

15. Reading the resurrection appearance at the lakeside through lenses of sensing and intuition
Leslie J. Francis, Adam Stevenson
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies  vol: 80  issue: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.4102/HTS.v80i1.9048